Bluesky, Fediverse, and future of social media

Bluesky sees a post-election surge in new users amid exodus from X. Here's what to know about the social media platform.
The social media platform Bluesky has welcomed a wave of new users in the wake of the presidential election, with more than 1.25 million flocking to the site in the last week. The recent surge seems to be happening in tandem with an exodus from X,
Bluesky has added 1 million users since the U.S. election as people seek alternatives to X
Championed by former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, Bluesky was an invitation-only space until it opened to the public in February.
Bluesky, the Fediverse, and the future of social media
I care a lot about the future of social media. It’s how many of us learn about the world and connect to each other; putting something so important in the hands of a handful of centralized corporations has repeatedly proven itself to be harmful.
Bluesky: the social media platform causing a mass X-odus
The social media platform Bluesky has acquired more than one million new users since the US election, said a company spokesperson. This influx of new members, largely from the US and UK, has been put down to users seeking to "escape misinformation and offensive posts on X",
How the US election result is pushing social media users away from X and onto Bluesky
Following Donald Trump's reelection a wave of exits from X, the platform run by Trump's political ally Elon Musk, has been underway. Some users have moved to Bluesky, which has 14.5 million users to date in November,
Bluesky is courting the Swifties
Bluesky has grown by 2 million users — about 15% — since Donald Trump won the U.S. election last week. But the emerging ...
Bluesky attracts millions as users leave Musk's X after Trump win
Social media platform Bluesky is adding millions of users as people flee X after Donald Trump was elected U.S. President and ...
Threads grew by a Bluesky this month
Bluesky might be on the rise, but Instagram and Threads boss Adam Mosseri wants you to know that Threads is still much bigger ...
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Who owns Bluesky? Here's who's behind the friendlier Twitter alternative
The main owner of Bluesky helped create a social media platform that discourages bots and hate speech and lets users curate ...
How to use Bluesky, the Twitter-like app that’s taking on Elon Musk’s X
Bluesky is continuing to blow up. The Twitter-like service and alternative to Elon Musk's X, has now surpassed 16 million ...
After Trump’s Win, Bluesky User Numbers Surge as Musk Foes Leave X
As Elon Musk’s social platform becomes swamped with political posts and partisan aggression, Bluesky reported 1 million new ...
Lizzo Latest Celeb to Join Bluesky Amid X Exodus—'Leaving Toxicity in 2024'
"I hate the internet. Anyways I joined bluesky cus we're leaving toxicity in 2024," the singer posted on Instagram.
X Exodus—Is Bluesky On Track To Be The New Twitter?
While other platforms, including Meta's Threads, had been seen as the "heir apparent" to the popular microblog, Bluesky could ...
How to leave Twitter for Bluesky
What with everything going on recently, we’re seeing plenty of users flock away from Twitter—sorry, X—and set up social media ...
Bluesky has been acting up today
Bluesky didn’t immediately reply to a request for comment. The platform crossed the 15 million user mark yesterday, and the ...